1970 Cambodian coup d'état

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The 1970 Cambodian coup d'état was the U.S.-backed overthrow of Prince Norodom Sihanouk that installed General Lon Nol and drew Cambodia deeply into the Vietnam War and ensuing civil conflict.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coup d'état
historical event
political event
alsoKnownAs 1970 Cambodian coup d'état
surface form: Coup of 18 March 1970

Lon Nol coup
cause domestic opposition to Sihanouk's rule
pressure from right-wing Cambodian politicians and military
resentment of North Vietnamese and Viet Cong presence in Cambodia
chronologicalOrder before Khmer Rouge takeover of Phnom Penh in 1975
continent Asia
country Cambodia
date 1970-03-18
effect end of Sihanouk's neutralist foreign policy
radicalization of Cambodian politics
strengthening of the Khmer Rouge insurgency
establishedGovernment Khmer Republic
followedBy Cambodian Civil War
U.S. and South Vietnamese incursions into Cambodia
installedLeader Lon Nol
installedOffice Prime Minister of Cambodia
leader Lon Nol
Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak
legalForm vote of no confidence against Norodom Sihanouk
location Phnom Penh
method military takeover of key installations
parliamentary vote to depose Sihanouk
opposedBy Khmer Rouge
Norodom Sihanouk
surface form: Norodom Sihanouk loyalists

Sangkum supporters
overthrew Norodom Sihanouk
overthrewGovernment Kingdom of Cambodia (Sihanouk government)
surface form: Kingdom of Cambodia under Norodom Sihanouk
participant Cambodian military
surface form: Cambodian Armed Forces

National Assembly of Cambodia
politicalContext Cold War
Vietnam War
precededBy Sihanouk's policy of neutrality in the Vietnam War
relatedConflict Cambodian Civil War
Vietnam War
relatedOrganization Khmer Republic
Sangkum
result Cambodia drawn deeper into the Vietnam War
establishment of the Khmer Republic
outbreak of Cambodian Civil War
overthrow of Norodom Sihanouk
rise to power of Lon Nol
supportedBy Khmer Republic supporters
United States of America
surface form: United States
target Norodom Sihanouk
year 1970

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Cambodian Civil War significantEvent 1970 Cambodian coup d'état
Sangkum era endedBy 1970 Cambodian coup d'état
this entity surface form: 1970 Cambodian coup d’état
1970 Cambodian coup d'état alsoKnownAs 1970 Cambodian coup d'état
this entity surface form: Coup of 18 March 1970
U.S. bombing of Cambodia preceded 1970 Cambodian coup d'état
Lon Nol coupLeaderOf 1970 Cambodian coup d'état
this entity surface form: 1970 Cambodian coup d’état
Kingdom of Cambodia (Sihanouk government) dissolutionEvent 1970 Cambodian coup d'état
this entity surface form: 1970 Cambodian coup d’état